Mystery solved after 116 years: how the King helped prove marathon really is 26m 385yds
Briefly

One hundred years later there was a shock twist. The former Daily Telegraph editor John Bryant revealed that the 1908 course had been remeasured using maps, contemporary photographs and 21st century methods and was found to be 174 yards (159 metres) short.
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